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As of 9 p.m. Thursday:
1. Owner of Rio hints at what’s next for the off-strip suite property
Gaming regulators got a glimpse of what’s in store for the Rio on Wednesday, and it has nothing to do with tearing the building down or turning the land into a baseball stadium.
2. Las Vegas pushes affordable housing on site of 1st Wonder World
Las Vegas lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to sell 5.5 acres of vacant land for $1 to an affordable housing developer with plans to construct 144 units as the city faces a major shortage of such dwellings.
3. $250K jackpot hits for Florida visitor at Strip casino
William Gracey, a resident of Deltona, Florida, won $250,211 Tuesday night after hitting a progressive jackpot on Let It Ride at the Flamingo, according to a Caesars Entertainment release.
4. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs had large cut on forehead in crash
Raiders running back
Josh Jacobs suffered a large laceration to his forehead in a suspected DUI crash early Monday, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report and a booking mugshot.
5. Record number of new COVID-19 cases in Nevada raises ‘surge’ concerns
The one-day boom in new cases of COVID-19 reported on the Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website, came a day after the state set a new record for daily deaths with 60.
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As of 9 p.m. Thursday:
1. Raiders RB Josh Jacobs had large cut on forehead in crash
Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs suffered a large laceration to his forehead in a suspected
DUI crash early Monday, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report and a booking mugshot.
2. Condos under construction burn in northwest Las Vegas
Northwest Las Vegas condos under construction burned.
3. ‘A collective failure’: Health experts fear COVID superspread on NYE
RJ Investigative reporter Michael-scott Davidson talks about how health experts say photos and videos documenting the spontaneous gathering present the signs of a COVID-19 super-spreader event that could lead to exponential growth in new cases.